Blog 8 Perry's Problems

“3 Peat: Perry’s Political Problems” is the title of the article written by a fellow classmate, Natasha Ahmed. Her article is a well-written article, however, I think that it  only shows her point of view. With that being said, I think she fails to explain a few things like the silver lining. She explains it as something that he was just given when in reality I believe that he earned it.

I think Governor Rick Perry earned his way to the governorship. He has governed Texas in moments of recession and managed to make a growing economy compared to other states and even the nation’s economy. It is true that the governor has committed some errors, but name a leader that has never committed an error. Only God is perfect, every human being I know has imperfections. I think that her use of words, font and colors are well put together to make the reader understand that she cares very little about the governor.

I am a student at Texas A&M University and I consider myself a conservative, I am a member of the Corps of Cadets and a member of the Ross Volunteers, which are the honor guards of the Texas Governor. I have meet Governor Rick Perry in person and I have talked to him. I am no one to judge him, but I think he is a great person and leader. However, this is my opinion. I believe that many of the Texas citizens think like me because he has been re-elected 3 times. At the same time, I think many of Texans think like her and are ready for a change.

Whatever the case may be, I think the state is not doing so bad, and hopefully the change will make it better. With all of this I love Natasha Ahmed’s article because it is a good way to know the other side of the story.

Blog# 7 Texas State and Local Govt

Perhaps I might have been wrong about my comments about how the media and the protesters are affecting Texas state and local government. Or even worse I could have been wrong by accusing the protesters of being illiterate that don’t like to research anything before making an argument that they think is credible. Whatever the reason might have been I wrote that blog with a little anger.  
As a Hispanic, with a large family I experience some sort of illiteracy first handed. Just like the textbook said, Hispanics immigrate to Texas and with them they bring their political ideology. Many of my family members are Democrats and many are extremely liberal. They are involved in many of those protests that are happening in the capital. The reason why this is important to me is because my family sees the news and they believe the media’s point of view. They see those people protesting with posters and they think those are the true facts when in fact they are not.  
The Spanish speaking news are mostly Democratic Liberals and they affect Texas state and local government because they don’t question what they hear on the news even though it is bias. Many Hispanics watch the protesters on the news and they think that the local government is being unfair sometimes. One example is the topic of abortion, it is hard to believe that Hispanics think abortion is a good thing, because we come from strong catholic beliefs, however many Hispanics protested against the SB1 and HB2. They wanted the government to let them choose where they wanted to do their abortions. On the other hand they were in favor of the government taking away our guns or putting more strict regulations on our firearms.  
It’s hard to believe what education will do and how it changes your points of view. When I comment on Hispanics I talk from the majority of Hispanics I have a relationship with, and I am not trying to talk about everyone, just the ones I know. In Texas, Hispanics are increasing in population and soon they will influence the Texas state and local government more than what they are doing now.

Guns in Texas

“Rick Perry tries to bring Guns to Texas”, an article written by Wes Davis, a fellow classmate of government 2306. Davis’ commentary of how two states, Connecticut and New York, both states with the largest gun manufactures in the United States have passed stricter laws on guns after the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary incident.  
Davis said that governor Rick Perry has been in contact with the gun manufactures to try to convince them to bring their business to Texas where the gun regulations are not that strict. On his blog he uses points that come from the textbook like Texas has always been “pro-Texas business,” and how governor Rick Perry is trying to uphold this notion. This is a good point as he uses credible information to clarified Rick Perry’s thinking, as he wants to bring the gun manufacturing business to Texas.  
However, I think I sort of disagree and agree with my fellow classmate, as he said, whatever the reason maybe, any new business in Texas can’t be a bad thing? The reason why I disagree is because bringing new business to Texas will create lots of jobs and will help boost the economy and here is where I agree with Davis as he also thinks that it will be a good economic standpoint. I know that guns always create a controversial talk, even though that is the case I believe that Texas will make the perfect candidate for the guns manufactures to bring their business to. Nonetheless I can be wrong, whatever the results maybe, Wes Davis wrote an outstanding commentary of this case by staying neutral and allowing the readers to make their own questions about the case.

Blog #5 Texas State and Local Government

Even though Texas is mostly conservatives and has some of the top universities in the United States, it still has lots of uneducated and lots of liberal citizens. Recently, we have had an increasing amount of drama on the steps of our state capital. In the capital city especially, there are a plethora of people that overreact and believe that their first speculations are the facts. Due to these people, that don’t take the time to investigate the rumors and because of the help of the media, things get out of control and people get misinformed.

Don’t get me wrong, I like for people to voice their opinion, especially if they feel that there is something bothering them. However, I feel that if they are going to voice their opinion, they should take the time to do a little research and not assume that because the clouds are dark, that it is going to rain.

Texas state and local governments are being affected by the medial coverage of protesters rather than the bill itself. Lots of the important news never makes it to the air and the majority of the citizens never known what’s really going on with their petitions that they send to the capital.

I am worried the new generation of Texas citizens, which are going to be running our government in the near future, are not going to know how to make legitimate arguments, but rather act on impulse, making them less effective leaders.

A recent example of protesters fueling other protesters was the protests against the abortion bill. A lot of citizens disagreed with what they heard about the bill and went to protest, what they were protesting which was not even what the bill was about was heard by others who joined in on the protest. Rather than reading the signs of protesters, people should have done a little research of their own and found out what the bill was really about before joining the protest, that way they had hard evidence of what they were protesting. Too many people are spreading misinformed information and it needs to stop so we can move bills through our governments more efficiently.

Ted Cruz Against Immigration Reform Blog 4

According to an article written by Ben Sherman, published on the Burn Orange Report, Ted Cruz Attends Immigration Rally Hosted by Proud Racist, Ted Cruz is railed against the immigration reform. Ted Cruz is going from state to state talking to people face to face trying to get his name out there as he is seeking the republican votes in the primaries to be able to run for president. It is not a surprise that Cruz is against immigration reform as he is a member of the Republican Party. The Republican Party is mostly white Anglos with a majority of strong conservatives. If he wants to win next year’s presidential elections he might need to consider changing his point of view towards immigrants.

There was a very offensive quote from the crow that compares immigrants to donkeys’ DNA and Americans to race horses’ DNA. These comparisons get immigrants or supporters of the immigration reform to not support this candidate. Ted Cruz might not be the one who said that comparison but if he keeps getting involved and going to events that comfort racism, he will not have a good chance of becoming the future president of the United States.

The author of this article is trying to target white Anglo Republicans who do not support the immigration reform because they only see some of the great founders of America like Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, John Smith, etc., but not the immigrants of today who are reconstructing this country out of the recession. Because this article uses quotes from the crow, it is a very credible argument causing Ted Cruz to lose support.

This article is poorly written, as it only talks about one “opps” moment of Ted Cruz. However, it is a good report since it helps the citizens to be informed and allows them to make a decision as to whom they may want to vote for. Immigrants are not donkeys; they just have different morals. I support immigration reform because this country was built by immigrants and because nobody with a high income wants to clean their own toilet and mow their own grass on Sunday afternoon.

Zimmerman Verdict Blog 3

           According to an article written by Edward Garris, published on the burnt orange report, Jackson Lee React to Zimmerman Verdict, the NBA (National Bar Association) is talking about the injustice of the decision the judge took on the verdict of George Zimmerman in the killing of Trayvon Martin. The NBA is the nation’s oldest and largest association of African American Lawyers and Judges. Due to the majority of them being African American, they are not content with Zimmerman’s verdict of not guilty. They are trying to quote it back to the great Martin Luther King Jr. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” They think that because they are judges and lawyers, they are qualified to make people believe the verdict was wrong.

            If Zimmerman where to be full blooded Hispanic, this case would not be a big deal, no one would of taken this case seriously and made it go viral. The worst thing is that if Trayvon Martin were white nobody would even care. Almost at the same time that Martin died there was a young white kid, his name was Marley Lions, he was shot five times by a black male while unarmed. The news about Marley Lions, barely made the local news and now we are making a big deal when its clearly stated that Martin made the first move. Zimmerman was trialed under the Stand Your Ground Law, which states that if you fear for your life you can take action to defend yourself.

The author of this article is targeting a majority of African American communities, especially lawyers and judges, as he is using the reactions of the NBA to help and gather these people to collectively address the affront to and devaluing of civil rights of everyone regardless of race who have been unfairly served by the justice system. Due to the fact that the NBA is composed of lawyers and judges, they use valid arguments and good points, like if Zimmerman would not have been carrying a gun, he would not have followed and attacked Martin.

            This article is well written, as it only uses credible information from one side of the coin, and the author also connects the case to the injustice that used to happen decades ago strengthening it further. However, if you know what is happening on the other side of the coin, you understand the case differently. I don’t agree with this argument and I believe that the jury’s verdict was right.

Blog 2

On Tuesday, July 9, 2013, Texas Monthly published an article announcing the future of Governor Rick Perry, as he will not be running for re-election in 2014. Rick Perry has been the longest running governor in Texas history since 2000.  According to Texas Monthly, Rick Perry has exhausted all of his political power, as he cannot shake down the lobby any more. He has lost votes among the republican voters in recent surveys. As governor Perry’s announced that he would not run for governor, he fails to mentioned anything about his future plans.

The big questions are, what is Rick Perry’s future? And what is he going to run for if he is not going to run for governor? If he decides to run for president again he will be faced with a lot of obstacles. Even though Rick Perry was fortunate to govern Texas in a period that the state experience an economical growth and lower numbers of unemployed citizens than the national average, there are lots of things that governor Perry did in his career as a governor that will be the make it or brake it, decision when some decide to vote for him in the future for whatever he runs for. What ever the future brings to the famous Governor Rick Perry, citizens of Texas and the country will have their eyes upon him.

I recommend reading this article, as it is important for us as citizens to be able to be informed of why and what will be the future of future former governor as this may affect us.